| Manslaughter, Markets, and Moral Economy: Violent Disputes Over Property Rights in Eighteenth-Century China Contributor(s): Buoye, Thomas M. (Author), Hannan, Patrick (Editor), Twitchett, Denis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521027810 ISBN-13: 9780521027816 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Thomas Buoye examines the impact of large-scale economic change on social conflict in eighteenth-century China. He draws on a large number of documented cases of violent property disputes to recreate the social tensions fostered by the development of property rights, an unprecedented growing population, and the increasing strain on land and resources. This book challenges the "markets" and "moral economy" theories of economic behavior. Applying the theories of Douglass North for the first time to this subject, Buoye uses an institutional framework to understand seemingly irrational economic choices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 303.609 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature, and Institutions |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Buoye examines the impact of large-scale economic change on social conflict in eighteenth-century China. He draws on a large number of documented cases of violent property disputes to recreate the social tensions fostered by the development of property rights, an unprecedented growing population, and the increasing strain on land and resources. This book challenges the markets and moral economy theories of economic behavior. Applying the theories of Douglass North for the first time to this subject, Buoye uses an institutional framework to understand seemingly irrational economic choices. |